The NEW GCSE Specification

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1 The NEW GCSE Specification First teaching: September 2009 First certificate: Summer 2011 GCSE Art & Design I Miscellaneous examples

2 The new specification will consist of TWO parts: Assessment 1: CANDIDATE PORTFOLIO (60%) Assessment 2: EXTERNALLY SET TASK (40%) GCSE Art & Design I Miscellaneous examples

3 The PORTFOLIO The PORTFOLIO unit (formerly known as coursework) will be internally set by the centre and developed from personal and/or given starting points. The PORTFOLIO must motivate the personal interest of each candidate and at the same time appropriately relate to worthwhile educational experiences. If the given starting point is the same we would expect different personal responses. This would avoid a house style approach and score more highly within the assessment objectives. GCSE Art & Design I Miscellaneous examples

4 The PORTFOLIO The final PORTFOLIO must be selected and presented by the candidate from work undertaken within the course. The PORTFOLIO must provide evidence of how the candidate has met each of the four assessment objectives.

5 The specification is designed to encompass four principal areas. These areas are incorporated into the four assessment objective headings: > contextual understanding > creative making > reflective recording > personal presentation Candidate Portfolio & Externally Set Task: GCSE Art & Design I Miscellaneous examples

6 A02 Creative Making Key Characteristics of NEW Specification PORTFOLIO: Assessment Objectives A01 Contextual Understanding Coursework development leading to PORTFOLIO A03 Reflective Recording A04 Personal Presentation

7 PORTFOLIO & EXTERNALLY SET TASK: Assessment Objectives AO1 Contextual Understanding AO2 Creative Making Develop their ideas through investigations informed by contextual and other sources demonstrating analytical and cultural understanding Refine their ideas through experimenting and selecting appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes AO3 Reflective Recording AO4 Personal Presentation Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to their intentions in visual and / or other forms. Present a personal, informed and meaningful response demonstrating analytical and critical understanding, realising intentions and where appropriate, making connections between visual, oral or other elements

8 Assessment Objective 1 AO1 Contextual Understanding Develop their ideas through investigations informed by contextual and other sources demonstrating analytical and cultural understanding Breakdown of AO1 (Grade A): images, artefacts and products show effective analysis and evaluation; investigations are characterised by rigour and thoroughness; ideas have been creatively developed and explored; a very clear understanding of context evidenced by a variety of responses, interpretations and developments.

9 Assessment Objective 2 AO2 Creative Making Refine their ideas through experimenting and selecting appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes Breakdown of AO2 (Grade A): ideas have been refined through creative and rigorous experimentation; confident and appropriate manipulation and exploitation of wide ranging resources, media, material, techniques and processes; knowledge, skills and understanding have been harnessed in resourceful, discriminating and purposeful ways; work is characterised by ongoing and meaningful evaluation, planning and modification.

10 Assessment Objective 3 AO3 Reflective Recording Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to their intentions in visual and / or other forms. Breakdown of AO3 (Grade A): recording of ideas and interpretation of observations and experiences have been sensitively and skilfully applied; There is a very strong link between the presentation of ideas and results of enquiry with initial intentions.

11 Assessment Objective 4 AO4 Personal Presentation Present a personal, informed and meaningful response demonstrating analytical and critical understanding, realising intentions and where appropriate, making connections between visual, oral or other elements Breakdown of AO4 (Grade A): work is characterised by imaginative and personal responses (evaluated, selected and presented by the candidate); intentions are realised in a coherent and mature manner; the candidate can make astute and informed connections between personal lines of enquiry and the work of others.

12 Assessment Objectives: Marks & Weightings AO1 Contextual Understanding AO2 Creative Making AO3 Reflective Recording AO4 Personal Presentation TOTAL Mark Weight Mark Weight Mark Weight Mark Weight Mark Weight Portfolio Assessment % 30 15% 30 15% 30 15% % Externally Set Task Assessment % 20 10% 20 10% 20 10% 80 40%

13 New Candidate Mark Sheet AO1: CONTEXTUAL UNDERSTANDING (Circle ONE mark in the appropriate numerical box) A*/A B/C D/E F/G U Portfolio Assessment 1 60% 40% %-80%

14 New Candidate Mark Sheet AO2: CREATIVE MAKING (Circle ONE mark in the appropriate numerical box) Portfolio Assessment 1 60% 40% %-80% 79%-60%

15 New Candidate Mark Sheet AO3: REFLECTIVE RECORDING (Circle ONE mark in the appropriate numerical box) Portfolio Assessment 1 60% 28 40% %-80%

16 New Candidate Mark Sheet AO4: PERSONAL PRESENTATION (Circle ONE mark in the appropriate numerical box) Portfolio Assessment 1 60% %-80% % 105

17 The PORTFOLIO should: Key Characteristics of NEW Specification The PORTFOLIO be taught, administered and assessed as ONE overall unit of work; show different artistic-creative processes to ensure a BROAD curriculum and sufficient opportunities for learners to specialise, where appropriate, in an endorsed option; encourage adventurous and open programmes of study. GCSE Art & Design I Miscellaneous examples

18 The PORTFOLIO Coursework within the PORTFOLIO unit is anything and everything done by the candidate between the beginning of the course and the Externally Set Task (exam). Assignments, tasks, projects and themes can be of any duration, from brief practical exercises to extended investigations or analyses. GCSE Art & Design I Miscellaneous examples

19 The PORTFOLIO The curriculum for the Portfolio is designed by the teacher as a coherent mix of experiences of varying difficulty and style. The tasks set by the teacher should enable candidates to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding and skills in Art & Design measured by the assessment objectives. GCSE Art & Design Miscellaneous examples

20 PORTFOLIO how much work? How much work should make up a candidate PORTFOLIO for Assessment 1? Emphasis should be on QUALITY rather than QUANTITY. The key question will be. how well has the candidate addressed the four key assessment objectives? GCSE Art & Design Miscellaneous examples

21 PORTFOLIO how much work? Candidates are expected to develop, as a part of their studies, an ability to select, edit and present work. The final Portfolio should take account of: > assessment objectives; > appropriate reference to the entered title (endorsed or unendorsed); > evidence of both processes and outcomes; > integration of critical, practical and theoretical studies; > evidence of exciting, challenging, coherent and meaningful learning experiences. GCSE Art & Design Miscellaneous examples

22 The PORTFOLIO Marks for coursework will be formative and marks for the presentation PORTFOLIO will be summative. P o r t f o l i o The WJEC will be responsible for moderating the summative marks. D e v e l o p m e n t Work for the final PORTFOLIO can come from any part of the course. However it is likely that the portfolio will become stronger as it progresses. I n i t i a l C o u r s e w o r k exploring experimenting expressing the visual language building blocks

23 CALENDAR To make the course more manageable we are encouraging teachers to check the calendar more comprehensively. The PORTFOLIO unit should operate between year one of GCSE and between September and December of the second year. GCSE Art & Design I Miscellaneous examples

24 CALENDAR We recommend that teachers provide candidates with a strict calendar of when to submit work, together with details of what constitutes a PORTFOLIO and in what form it should be presented. To ease the admin burden, we are advising teachers to mark all PORTFOLIOS by the time the Externally Set Task (exam) is issued during the first week in January. (Final C form marks must be submitted by May 15 th ) GCSE Art & Design I Miscellaneous examples

25 PORTFOLIO PUPIL RESPONSIBILTY The PORTFOLIO must be evaluated, selected and presented by the candidate Pupil evaluates Pupil selects Pupil presents

26 PORTFOLIO TEACHER RESPONSIBILTY Work selected, evaluated and presented by the pupils Summative marking - moderated externally

27 The Role of Sketchbooks / Workbooks within the Portfolio Personal development can be evidenced through a sketchbook / workbook. It can clearly show the candidate s own observations, interests, skills and experiments. The sketchbook / workbook should accompany the candidate PORTFOLIO. It should specifically link to the work presented in the portfolio. GCSE Art & Design I Miscellaneous examples

28 Key Characteristics of NEW Specification The Role of NEW MEDIA within the specification The specification makes clear that candidates can work with both TRADITIONAL and NEW MEDIA Candidates are allowed to work SOLELY with NEW MEDIA within any endorsement provided the aims and objectives are met. GCSE Art & Design I Miscellaneous examples

29 The Role of NEW MEDIA within the specification Contextual and Critical studies has a dual role in this specification: as an integral component throughout all titles as a free-standing endorsed title in itself GCSE Art & Design I Miscellaneous examples

30 8 Titles / Areas of study within specification Art & Design (Unendorsed) Applied (Endorsed) Fine Art (Endorsed) Critical & Contextual Studies (Endorsed) Textile Design (Endorsed) Graphic Communication (Endorsed) Three-Dimensional Design (Endorsed) Photography Lens and Light Based Media (Endorsed) GCSE Art & Design I Miscellaneous examples

31 Titles areas of study indicative content Art & Design (Unendorsed) Broad course exploring practical and critical / contextual work through a range of 2D and/or 3D processes and new media and technologies. Applied (Endorsed) No longer a double award; exists as a single award as an endorsed area. A course that is explicitly vocational in nature and content. GCSE Art & Design I Miscellaneous examples

32 Titles areas of study indicative content Fine Art (Endorsed) A range of approaches including painting, drawing, mixed media, sculpture, installation, printmaking, lens and lightbased media and new media. Critical and Contextual Studies (Endorsed) Includes areas of study across art, craft and design GCSE Art & Design Miscellaneous examples

33 Titles areas of study indicative content Textile Design (Endorsed) Includes fashion, printed and/or dyed fabrics, constructed textiles, costume design and mixed media. Graphic Communication (Endorsed) Illustration, web design, advertising, packaging, design for print, multimedia, animation and letterform/type. GCSE Art & Design Miscellaneous examples

34 Three-Dimensional Design (Endorsed) Key Characteristics of NEW Specification Titles areas of study indicative content Includes jewellery, body ornament, theatre design, exhibition design, film-set design, interior design, product and/or environmental design and architectural design. Photography Lens-and Light- Based Media (Endorsed) Includes traditional and digital photography, documentary, photojournalism, experimental imagery and video and film. GCSE Art & Design Miscellaneous examples

35 Authenticity & Reliability The new specification refers to task setting, supervision and marking so that work is more transparent and more explicit than ever before. The level of control for both the Portfolio and the Externally Set Task must be as high as possible to ensure reliability and authenticity. GCSE Art & Design I Miscellaneous examples

36 Controlled Assignment Paper Assessment 2: EXTERNALLY SET TASK (40%) GCSE Art & Design I Miscellaneous examples

37 Controlled Assignment Paper The Question Paper is called the Controlled Assignment and represents the externally set element of the specification and is characterised by visual and written triggers. Both candidate and teacher must complete the What are your intentions form at the back of the exam paper and this must be displayed with the work. There are 21 possible assignments in total only ONE must be answered. GCSE Art & Design Miscellaneous examples

38 Controlled Assignment Paper Breakdown of Assignments: 5 Themes One word starter 8 Visual Images Picture Starter 8 Tasks Explanation may be of guidance, but not compulsory GCSE Art & Design Miscellaneous examples

39 The Controlled Assignment Paper (Exam) has the SAME four assessment objectives as the Portfolio A02 Creative Making Controlled Assignment Paper: Assessment Objectives A01 Contextual Understanding Controlled Assignment paper EXTERNALY SET TASK A03 Reflective Recording A04 Personal Presentation

40 Controlled Assignment Paper: CALENDAR The Controlled Assignment must be evaluated, selected and presented by the candidate May Internal Marking C forms to be submitted to WJEC by May 15th March / early May Controlled timed element Sustained focus of work 10 hour period under exam conditions Period of preparation to be decided by the Centre January / February Research & Preparation January 1 st - Open Paper

41 Controlled Assignment Centre responsibility: Controlled Assignment Paper To internally record the exam sessions that make up the 10 hour exam. Summative marking. Making sure exam room is fit for purpose in terms of exam conditions and health & safety. Ensure students do not use the internet, play music and use mobile phones during the 10 hour exam. GCSE Art & Design I Miscellaneous examples

42 Controlled Assignment Paper Candidates may discuss starting points with teachers to ensure that appropriate resources are available. Candidates may be asked to complete the same work again in school if the centre has doubts about any work conducted outside the centre. Work should be locked away between the 10 hour exam sessions GCSE Art & Design I Miscellaneous examples

43 Controlled Assignment Paper Candidates entered for Art & Design (Unendorsed) may select any assignment and deal with it to any scale with any media and materials. Candidates entered for an endorsed area may select any assignment and deal with it through media and materials appropriate to that endorsement. For example, if they are entered for Graphic Communication they may choose an assignment from the Textile Design section, but must undertake it through the discipline of Graphic Communication. GCSE Art & Design Miscellaneous examples

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